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Australian archaeology

Australian archaeology is like a treasure hunt. Imagine you lost a toy in your backyard and you want to find it. But instead of a toy, we are looking for really old things that can teach us about how people used to live a long, long time ago in Australia.

Archaeologists are people who are really good at finding old things and understanding what they were used for. They dig in the ground and carefully look for clues that tell us about the past.

In Australia, there are lots of interesting places to do archaeology because people have been living here for a very long time, maybe even for more than 60,000 years! That's longer than any other place in the world!

The archaeologists use special tools like brushes and small shovels and work very slowly and carefully to uncover things like stone tools, animal bones or even old houses. They also look at rock art, which are pictures that people made a long time ago on rocks. These pictures teach us about the stories and beliefs of the people who lived here before.

All these artifacts and information help us understand how people in Australia lived a long time ago, what they ate, what they wore or how they made their homes. It's like putting together a puzzle, one piece at a time, and it helps us understand our history and how everything came to be.
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